These vets can hit an AAFES sale for the first time

09/12/2017 08:00 EDT

(Photo: Military.com)

About 10,500 veterans who have newly registered to shop at the online military exchange stores have access to a major promotion sale push at Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) for the first time.

The annual Labor Day AAFES sale, which runs through Sept. 7, has a variety of targeted discounts in outdoor goods, clothing, appliances and more.

But unlike past sales, veterans who until recently did not qualify to shop at the exchanges because they did not have authorized user status will be able to make purchases.

The full program that allows all honorably discharged veterans to shop at online exchange stores will roll out Nov. 11, Veterans Day.

Until then, a group of about 10,500 randomly selected veteran “beta testers” have early access, exchange officials said. More than 175,000 veterans have been verified through VetVerify.org.